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Etymology

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re- +‎ stretch

Verb

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restretch (third-person singular simple present restretches, present participle restretching, simple past and past participle restretched)

  1. To stretch again or anew.
    • 2007 May 3, Jennifer Dunning, “In the Swirl of Bodies, a Flurry of Emotions”, in New York Times[1]:
      One of the best descriptions of the often indecipherable look of the work comes from José Coronado, the costume designer, who has compared the dancers in motion to rubber bands stretching and restretching.

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